All Day - Friday - * Registration Required

Get ready to make some majorly fly retro crafts. Score!This is a grab & go kit. Registration is required. Intended for teens & new adults (15-25).

So, what's the dealio? Every Friday in September you can register to pick up a kit to take home and make a different, totally rad craft from the 90's. Choose your preferred library when you register and the kit will be waiting for you at the front service desk. Booyah!

September 22th: Safety pin & seed bead friendship pins.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

1:00 PM - Friday - Lobby Tutor Room

Walk-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.This is an in‐person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

Connect and get help with housing, medical, mental health, veterans services, social security resources, and more. Thrive Central Oregon staff help you navigate the complex forms, websites, and waitlists needed to access these resources. All appointments are first come first served and last for 30 minutes. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

6:00 PM - Friday - Tower Theatre

A family screening of JUMANJI (1995)! Free tickets at www.towertheatre.org.

This is an in-person program. This showing is free, but tickets are required.

A boy named Alan Parrish (Robin Williams) discovers an ancient board game, only to be sucked into its magic and trapped in the game’s mythical jungles of JUMANJI! Twenty-six years later, two siblings named Judy and Peter rediscover the mysterious game and begin to play it. With each roll, strange creatures begin to appear in real life! The game states that normalcy will only be restored once the game is finished, so the two play on. One lucky roll of the dice releases Alan from the jungle into the real world, and, now a full-grown man, he must work with Judy and Peter to outwit the game and restore harmony to their world.

Adults will enjoy this blast from the past while children discover the magic of this original version of JUMANJI!

Based on JUMANJI, the 1981 children’s book written by author and cartoonist Chris Van Allsburg.

Food and drinks will be available for purchase on site.

835 NW Wall Street, Bend, OR 97703

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

1:30 PM - Saturday - Brooks Room

Cuentos, canciones, rimas, y manualidades para toda la familia.

Invitamos a toda la familia a participar en la hora del cuento con oportunidades para leer, cantar, rimar, y hacer manualidades. Duración: 15 minutos para convivir en familia y comunidad y 25 minutos para la hora del cuento.

*ls*

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

9:30 AM - Monday - Brooks Room

Stories, songs and rhymes to develop early literacy skills. 3-5 yrs.

This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

Early literacy skills to get your child ready to learn to read are the focus of these story times. You and your child will hear great stories while also becoming more familiar with letter sounds, rhyming, vocabulary, and print. Plus there will be directions to follow, which will help prepare for kindergarten. 30 min.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

10:00 AM - Monday - Lobby Tutor Room

Walk-in social services assistance that connects you with resources.This is an in‐person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

Connect and get help with housing, medical, mental health, veterans services, social security resources, and more. Thrive Central Oregon staff help you navigate the complex forms, websites, and waitlists needed to access these resources. All appointments are first come first served and last for 30 minutes. For more information visit: www.thrivecentraloregon.org.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

12:00 PM - Tuesday -

What are the cultural impacts of a language being lost?

This is a live webinar. Receive the Zoom link by using the “Register Here for Online Access” link above. This program will be recorded.

What are the cultural impacts of a language being lost? Furthermore, do these impacts differ when the language is intentionally and purposely eradicated? What happens to a people when their language is restored? Find the answers to these questions and more as we learn about Native American languages as part of the “Know Language” series sponsored by the Deschutes Public Library.

This talk will focus on the Klamath Tribes and the resurrection of what was once described as a “dead language”.

Gabriann “Abby” Hall, an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribe, will describe some history of Native American languages and terms. She will also share experiences and stories related to her tribe’s loss of language through federal assimilation policy and the current journey the tribe and members are on to restore their language. Learn what this restoration means from an educational standpoint as well as cultural and spiritual perspective. Please join us to celebrate the journey of “Ho Mas Gi” meaning “To be that way again” in the Klamath Language.

Gabriann Hall is the granddaughter of Marilyn Mitchell Hall, who was a survivor of Canyonville Bible Academy in Oregon and Haskell Indian School in Lawrence, Kansas. She is the daughter of Lawrence and Ann Hall from Fort Klamath, Oregon. Gabriann is an enrolled member of the Klamath Tribes and volunteers with the Tribe on education-related issues. She was born and raised in the Fort Klamath Valley and attended school in Chiloquin, Oregon. She then went to Oregon State University, where she received a Bachelor of Science in Ethnic Studies, a Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, and later a Master of Arts in Teaching. She currently resides in Central Oregon and teaches Ethnic Studies and Native Studies at Central Oregon Community College. Teaching diverse history is a passion of hers. She believes that understanding the impacts of the past on the present is instrumental to successfully navigating the world today. *zm*

Add to Calendar | Find All Branches

1:30 PM - Tuesday - Meyer Classroom

Enjoy the focus of a quiet space with the benefit of others' company.

This is an in-person program.

Bring personal work, read a book, or answer emails. Come when you can, leave when you want.

Free, open network WiFi available.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

5:30 PM - Tuesday - Lobby Tutor Room

Receive confidential business planning with a SCORE mentor.
Avoid time-consuming and costly mistakes by learning from someone who has "been there, done that." SCORE business counselors will be available from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for free one-on-one small business counseling. Individuals who operate or wish to start small businesses can discuss business planning, organization and start-up, finance, marketing and other critical business issues with SCORE volunteers in private, confidential sessions. No appointment necessary.
SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. They are a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and have been mentoring small business owners for more than forty years. For more information about Central Oregon SCORE please visit their web site at http://centraloregon.score.org.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

All Day - Wednesday -

The Deschutes Public Libraries will be closed Wednesday, September 27 for staff development. This in-service provides an opportunity for staff of all six libraries to enhance skills that continue the District's commitment to excellent customer service. Libraries will resume with regular hours on Thursday, September 28.

Add to Calendar | Find All Branches

9:30 AM - Thursday - Brooks Room

Interactive story time with books, songs and rhymes. 0-5 yrs.

This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

Join us for stories, songs, and rhymes designed to support early literacy skill development, social emotional awareness and family engagement. 25 min.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

10:00 AM - Thursday - Meyer Classroom * Registration Required

Explore the many features of your iPad.

iPads are one of the most popular tablets and feature an incredible range of features, apps, and tools that help you get work done, read books, play games, and edit photos or videos.

Bring your questions and your fully charged iPad. Spots are limited.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

10:30 AM - Thursday - Brooks Room

An active storytime with stories, songs & movement rhymes.  18-36 mo.

This is an in-person program. Masks are optional at all in-person library events.

Toddlers like to move so this storytime features not only the best stories, but plenty of participation through songs and action rhymes.  Your child will be introduced to letter sounds, vocabulary, and the fun of interacting with you and others.  25 min.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

1:30 PM - Thursday - Meyer Classroom

Practice or get help with basic tech tasks and questions.

This is an in-person program. Masks are recommended at all in-person library events.

Practice your computer skills and problem-solve with staff. Find answers to your e-reader, tablet and smartphone questions. Free and open to the public. Use a library computer or bring your own laptop or device. No registration required.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library

5:00 PM - Thursday - Brooks Room * Registration Required

Share your ideas, opinions, and questions.

This is an in-person program. Light supper sereved at 5:00 p.m. Conversation begins at 5:30 p.m.

If you love sharing ideas, meeting new people, and being part of an amazing community here in Bend, Community Conversations has just the event for you. Join us in September to share your ideas, opinions, and questions and to converse with a broad range of individuals on a topic of your and your fellow participants’ choosing.

About Community Conversations: The goal of Community Conversations is to expand our sense of neighborhood - across all economic, political, cultural, and racial boundaries. We believe in the power of connections and friendships to bridge any divides. All of our conversations stem from a strong commitment to curiosity, compassion, and community.

We offer Community Conversation events for community members of all backgrounds to share stories and discuss issues that matter. There's an open feeling of trust and a bubbling up of ideas that break down the silos that are dividing communities across the country.

Add to Calendar | Find Downtown Bend Public Library